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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.
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What type of engagement are you seeking? I'm 44 and have been exhibiting visual art professionally for like 25 yrs and obviously grew up with out social media so using it is more like a chore for me. I've tried to keep my instagram posts centered around event promotion or getting people stoked on a new piece of art being released with a small portion of including personal moments/other interests but I slack at best. I personally don't really care about having a bunch of instagram followers either and only set up the account at the urging of a gallery owner. But hey, I'm a work in progress. I am still interested in human connection tho even tho that probably isn't a thing anymore. It can seem more and more an arduous task in the digital age without some intention.
Lets face it, the over saturation of information and subsequent fractured attention spans paired with the way our minds access memory and use comparison subconsciously can make experiencing art digitally a hit or miss experience for a majority of people. Don't gauge your self worth or artistic merit on this. Remind yourself your voice is uniquely yours and if you're letting yourself be guided by a sense of creative expression, then the process is what should count and things will grow organically from there. Using alternative platforms to post work such as Behance or even Linked in etc. are likely going to do way more for your career/hobby/self esteem as far as the type of engagement goes. Also way less likely to get someone who just liked a cat with diarrhea smoking a joint liking your work in same 3 minute click frenzy.
To echo some of what has been said here, the algorithm isn't kind for any account with less than 10,000 followers so what time of day you post and how often matters more than it might for people above that threshold. Once or twice a day at like 8-9am, noonish, and 5-7pm are key times. Use video and static content and switch to a business profile. I'm going based off information that was relayed to me by a social networking based marketing company. Ad revenue is a fierce competitor. Hopefully that's helpful and good luck out there.